Third Grade News

Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21

www.msdrury.blogspot.com, druryv@duvalschools.org
Week of: 02-23-09 thru 02-27-09

What are we learning in the following subjects?

Reading: Story/Skill: Alljeandro’s Gift & The Living Desert/

Compare and Contrast
Writing: Procedural Writing: Conferencing Second Draft
Math: Math Investigations: “From Paces to Feet”
Science: Chapter 7: Rocks and Soil Lesson 1 and 3
Social Studies: Old and New Communities

****Your child should be reading every night for a minimum of 30

minutes! They are also responsible for recording their reading on the
“AT HOME READING LOG SHEET”. This is recorded daily,
including weekends!
SPELLING WORDS! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
1. farewell 2. flair 3. moving Please see your child’s agenda for
4. libraries 5. silently 6. friendly daily assignments, and visit my
7. joking 8. grinning 9. behavior webpage also.
10. bask 11. burrows 12. handy
ANTHOLOGY “VOCABULARY” WORDS
13. tenants 14. patient
15. they 16. when 17. what 1. fade 2. disappointed
18. who 19. where 20. were 3. thread 4. meadow
READING VOCABULARY WORDS
5. patience 6. awe
Story: Alejandro’s Gift
7. anticipate
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. companion 2. refresh
3. tending 4. cherished FCAT is just around the corner….
5. warily 6. furrows Please make sure your child is well rested
7. ample 8. dwellers and has eaten a healthy breakfast before
9. drudgery 10. patient coming to school.
11. shunned 12. screened
**PLEASE REMEMBER**
READING VOCABULARY WORDS * Homework: Due DAILY
Story: The Living Desert *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays,
1. saguaro 2. environment Return on Mondays.
3. moisture 4. tenants *Agenda’s: Signed nightly by
5. behavior 6. cope parent(s).
7. handy 8. burrows
9. bask www.msdrury.blogspot.com